Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

The books below contain examples of Habit #5, Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.


*Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (2013 Caudill Nominee)

• Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

• Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to protect some very small creatures who make their home on a speck of dust.

*Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper (2013 Caudill Nominee)

• Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

Lily and the Yucky Cookies by Sean Covey

• Lily Skunk bakes cookies for her friends without listening to her father's instructions.

Picnic at Mudsock Meadow by Patricia Polacco

• Having failed to win the pumpkin-carving, pie-eating, and seed-spitting contests, William hopes to impress Hester by winning the Dress-Up Competition.